transporting businessmen and jockeys for horse-racing season lasting until the mid-1980s. The airfield today still has bits of the old runways and perimeter tracks with hangars and dispersals easy to spot. The site also has two small industrial estates with the first being called "Brockett Industrial Estate" and the second "Waterline Industrial Estate" due to the close distance to the River Ouse. See also List of former Royal Air Force stations References Citations Bibliography External links Airfield Archaeology – RAF Acaster Malbis Royal Air Force stations in Yorkshire Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom